Madison Co. students to get abstinence-only sex ed

3:25 PM,
May 22, 2012

File photo of Madison Middle School.

Written by

Lucy Weber
lswber@mcherald.com

Fifth- and seventh-grade students in Madison County schools will receive abstinence-only education next year.

A majority of parents, who responded to the school district's request for input in the past month, said they preferred that the teaching deal with abstaining from sex, not the additional instruction on contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases.

"We looked at what other districts are doing, and we felt like at this age the abstinence-only program in fifth and seventh grades would be best for our community," said Assistant Superintendent Charlotte Seals, who headed the ...